Wanted : Foreground Plants - Durban

I am having a problem grtting foreground / ground cover plants here in Durban. If anybody can help me, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Do you have a thread with the info for your tank? I have some plants for you but its going to need some high light and a good substrate.

 

Here is my tank info :

Setup : Jan.2012
Dimensions : 140x60x60
Volume : 504L
Filtration : 2x Dophin Cannister Filters (800L per hour), Sump (1.2x50x50)
Heating : 2x300W Dophin
Substrate : Pool filter sand(10cm)
Decoration : Rocks and Driftwood
Other : 2x DIY Co2
Lighting : 4 x 36W Flourescents (9-12 hours a day)
Water : Temp - 29C
Maintanence : 20% water change weekly, pruning of plants when they reach the surface. Fertilizer for plants and Seachem prime for water. Seachem phosgaurd filter media.
Flora: lots, too many to mention.
Fauna : Lots of tetras and various bottom feeders.

So far the plants have been growing very well and fast. Beyond what I expected.

 

Ok but you need to know that foreground plants are mostly root feeders - which substrate other than the pool filter sand do you have in there? I removed a piece of S. repens with a 40cm long root

 

I just have pool filter sand nothing else. The fertilzer I use is the tablet type that you stick in the gravel to boost root development. I dont use liquid ferts as it encourages alge growth. In that sense I dont forsee a problem.

 

@Lloydster - can we have your input here. Personally i think it might be an issue but lets hear what the other plant fundis say. If a few guys agree that it wont be a problem i'll send up some marselia and some s. repens.

 

Thanks , much appreciated.

 

no problem - i also have various other clippings to send you

 

Highly appreciated. Thanks. Let me know what the postage cost will be. Its the least I can do......

 

while you being so generous henk where's my aponogeton

 

IMO you are going to need a bit more light, you have T8's right?

 

Yes, 4 x t8

 

hey dude....

@burzat your lighting is very low!!!!! EXTREMELY low to grow any type of compact growth, also you substrate needs to be rich as henk said they are insane root feeders but do enjoy column dosing also, i have to agree with henk.... marsilia is the only "real" option. hc,glosso s.repens will all grow up and not run along the substrate. sorry for the bad new but the depth of the tank and using T8 lamps at such a low wattage its just going to drive you crazy..

i have seen guys grow hc and glosso ect in plain pfs but there lighting was very high and so was there co2! this allowed them to fetilize in extreme excess witch i think aided in there success.

 

@burzat - its just as i expected. I'm not willing to send my plants to an impending doom.

 

Ok, no problem. Thanks everybody for the advice and comments.